Conservation in Grant County, Washington
Grant County, Washington
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 553
Payments: $12,054,533
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 19
Payments: $123,948
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 61
Payments: $5,190,554
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 804
Payments: $68,141,026
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Grant County, Washington, 2012
Land in Grant County, Washington, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,552 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 963,784 |
| Cropland Acres: | 720,023 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 184,557 |
| Woodland Acres: | 12,479 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 46,725 |
Livestock in Grant County, Washington, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 159,552 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 880 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 128 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 120 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: